MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASSs year 1995

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Pass percent:61.76%

(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASS year 1995 passes without issue)

Based on:73,282 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	5774
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	5327
Brake pipe excessively corroded	4974
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	2535
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2250
Registration plate lamp issues	1748
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	1614
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1370
Registration plate issues	1241
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1190
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1184
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1120
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1051
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1042
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	841
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	839
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	773
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	772
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	768
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	760
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	756
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	742
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	706
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	689
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	655
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	615
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	519
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	517
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	505
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	498
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	494
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	459
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	453
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	426
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	411
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	359
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	335
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	306
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	299
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	298
Windscreen has damage	298
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	297
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	297
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	294
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	283
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	279
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	276
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	267
Hazard warning switch faulty \|1.4.B.1d\|	258
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	258
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	251
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	249
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	248
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	245
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	238
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	230
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	226
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	220
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	220
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	218
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	218
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	215
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	205
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	202
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	201
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	198
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	191
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	191
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	188
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	179
Rear brake binding	174
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	172
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	168
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	161
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	160
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	160
Rear brake application uneven	160
Front brake application uneven	157
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	154
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	154
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	152
Front Steering damper leaking oil \|2.2.C.1f\|	151
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	151
Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	148
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	143
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	141
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	135
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	131
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	129
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	128
Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	127
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	124
Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	124
Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	121
Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	120
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	116
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	116
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	113
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	108
Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	107
Nearside Outer Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	104
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` \|8.3.1b\|	103
Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	101
Nearside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	101
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	97
Offside Outer Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	96
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	96
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	94
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	94
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	94
Nearside Steering pivot point has excessive play \|2.2.B.1g\|	93
Offside Headlamp aim not tested \|1.8.A.1c\|	88
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	88
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off \|1.4.B.1f\|	87
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on \|1.4.B.1f\|	87
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	86
Brake performance not tested \|3.7.A.1\|	85
Rear fog lamp switch faulty \|1.3.1a\|	85

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ C-CLASSs year 1995

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